This photo and post were inspired by Sonel who is hosting a weekly black and white photo challenge. This week’s topic is neighborhood. I took this photo at a park that is in my neighborhood:
I love that our neighborhood has this green space. I love even more that a lot of people use it. It has playing fields, a playground, benches, a walking path, and a pond. I just think it is healthy for people to spend time outdoors, so it always makes me happy to see so many of my neighbors here.
For this shot, I was thinking that I might want to do a HDR image, so I was using exposure bracketing. It can be tough to get a flower exactly still so I was using a pretty fast shutter speed. I was also using the fast shutter speed to cut out some of the light I was letting in by having my aperture so open at 3.5. I knew I wanted a pretty shallow depth of field though, because I thought the background would distract from the flower if I didn’t. Even though the background is blurred you can see that there is quite a bit there, imagine how distracting it would be if you could see all that detail. I merged the three exposures in Photomatix and then did some sharpening in Photoshop.
I liked this shot well enough to then make a 5×7 card of it and put it for sale on my website.
Do you have any thoughts, comments, or questions about my image? feel free to leave them below.
Cheers!
I just love wildflowers PJB and that is an absolutely beautiful shot for sure! It seems you have a lovely neighbourhood park for sure! Thank you so much for taking part and for the stunning entry. Much appreciated. 😀 *hugs*
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Thanks, I’m glad you like it and I enjoyed participating, so thanks for hosting 🙂
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You are very welcome PJB and I am glad you took part. Much appreciated. 😀 *hugs*
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Such pretty little flowers. I also think it is good for people to go outside and enjoy nature. Annie
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Thanks 🙂
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That’s a pretty one! 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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It is tough to get a flower exactly still!! I usually give up and just hold it still with my fingers! 😛 because I can’t really control shutter speed on a smartphone haha! Nice post : )
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Ha, just wait, I’m sure that feature is coming on the next version of a smart phone, that sort of stuff changes so quickly 🙂 I’m also not above holding a flower still for a more “natural” look 🙂
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It’s a beautiful image.
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Thanks 🙂
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Love the way black and white showcases the lines on the petals.
Very nice …
Isadora
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Thank you, I liked those lines as well.
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Love your new look!!
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Thank you, I was ready for a change 🙂
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Nicely done!! 🙂
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Thanks 🙂
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